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Latin Proverbs: R

Latin proverbs with words beginning with letter R.

I Am a Roman King, and Above Grammar

Ego sum rex Romanus et supra grammaticam. (Sigismund I)
I am a Roman king and above grammar.

The Tendon Of Things

Nervus rerum
The tendon of things.

To Be too Successful Is to Be In Solitude

Rem nimium bene gerere, in solitudo esse
To be [too] successful is to be in solitude.

Harmony of Things in Disharmony

rerum concordia discors (Horace)
The harmony of things in disharmony.

Who Shall Separate?

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Quis separabit?
Who shall separate (Britain from Ireland)?

Fools Laugh at the Latin Language

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Rident stolidi verba Latina (Ovid)
Fools laugh at the Latin language.

The Matter Is Safe

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Salva res est
The matter is safe.

Revived

redivivus
Revived.

Religion of the Physician

Religio medici
Religion of the physician.

Revenues are the Tendon of the State

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Vectigalia nervi sunt rei publicae
Revenues are the tendon of the state.